Adapter Architecture

Dual Core RAID-on-Chip (ROC) 800 MHz processor

PCIe 2.0 x8 lane host interface

1GB on-board DDR3-1333 SDRAM with ECC (ARC-1882LP/1882i/1882x)

One 240-pin DIMM socket for DDR3-1333 ECC single rank registered SDRAM module using x8 or x16 chip organization (1Rx8 or 1Rx16), upgrade from 1GB (default) to 4GB (ARC-1882ix-12/16/24)

Write-through or write-back cache support

Support up to 4/8/12/16/24 internal or 4/8 external 6Gb/s SAS ports

Multi-adapter support for large storage requirements

BIOS boot support for greater fault tolerance

BIOS PnP (plug and play) and BBS (BIOS boot specification) support

Support EFI BIOS for Mac Pro

NVRAM for RAID event & transaction log

Redundant flash image for controller availability

Battery Backup Module (BBM) ready (Option)ARC-6120BA-T121

RoHS compliant



RAID Features

RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD

Multiple RAID 0 and RAID 10(1E) support (RAID 00 and RAID100)

Multiple RAID selection

Online array roaming

Offline RAID set

Online RAID level/stripe size migration

Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously

Online volume set growth

Instant availability and background initialization

Support global and dedicated hot spare

Automatic drive insertion/removal detection and rebuilding

Greater than 2TB capacity per disk drive support

Greater than 2TB per volume set (64-bit LBA support)

Support intelligent power management to save energy and extend service life

Support NTP protocol synchronize RAID controller clock over the on board Ethernet port